Hildegard Knef Overview:

Actress, Hildegard Knef, was born Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef on Dec 28, 1925 in Ulm, Germany. Knef died at the age of 76 on Feb 1, 2002 in Berlin, Germany and was laid to rest in Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf an der Potsdamer Chaussee Cemetery in Berlin, Germany.

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Hildegard Knef's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #96 on Dec 13, 1951.

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[after escaping from a train and tumbling down a steep hillside, Mike and Janine come to rest next to each other]
Mike Kells: You know something? This is the first time I really looked at you. Really looked at you, just as a girl.
[last lines]
Janine Betki: And so it is.


Janine Betki: [to Mike] He loved you as only some brothers love.


Janine Betki: You're making a great mistake Mr. Kells. Sam was my friend.


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Hildegard Knef Facts
Her nude scene as "Marina" in Sunderin (1951), the first in German filmmaking, drew the criticism of the Roman Catholic Church.

Known in the US as Hildegard Neff, but she used her real name when performing back home in Germany.

Hildegard trusted her clothing and gowns to one person who was based in New York. It was Irish-born Thomas Starr, grandfather of fashion designer Karen Starr-DelloIacono.

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